??? the first three paragraphs sum it up accurately, garlic doesnt do much.
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To recap, garlic's use as an appetite stimulant is questionable at best. It seemed to have a positive effect when injected into fish that were infected with a bacterium. It can kill the freshwater Ich parasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis when dosed in rather high concentrations in the water. And, it might be an effective dewormer in freshwater fish. But, none of that means it will do anything against Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans when added to the food of infected fish.
So, now that we know what has been studied regarding garlic, it should be readily apparent that there is still much that we don't know about garlic's use as a treatment, particularly against Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans. I hope to shed some light on this in the coming months with a controlled study testing the effectiveness of garlic extract on fish exposed to Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans. Hopefully, I will be able to determine whether garlic has any effect against this parasite, independent of natural acquired immunity. Until such time as that is proven, use a garlic treatment at your (and your fishes') own risk.
Garlic was simply a coincidence or increased their caloric intake by inducing heavy feeding. If gasoline made fish hungry, it would have the same result (obviously a dramatic analogy for humor because it would destroy your water but you get the idea).Maybe not for you all, but I had a case of Ick on my clowns, Chevron Tang, Dwarf Flame Angel, I didn't have a QT and I used garlic like crazy and it went away. I guess it depends on each persons choice.